Inflammatory
Inflammatory adjective - Tending to excite political disorder or insurrection.
Usage example: the restless crowd was stirred up by the inflammatory rhetoric
Provocative is a synonym for inflammatory in instigative topic. In some cases you can use "Provocative" instead an adjective "Inflammatory".
Nearby Words: inflame, inflammation
Provocative
Provocative adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
Usage example: a provocative editorial that sparked a heated discussion
Inflammatory is a synonym for provocative in affronting topic. You can use "Inflammatory" instead an adjective "Provocative".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- annoying and inflammatory
- annoying and provocative
- offensive and inflammatory
- offensive and provocative
- insulting and inflammatory
- insulting and provocative
- vexing and inflammatory
- vexing and provocative
- fiery and inflammatory
- fiery and provocative
- provoking and inflammatory
- provoking and provocative
- galling and inflammatory
- galling and provocative
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